{"id":741,"date":"2015-10-23T15:11:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T19:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.partspro.com\/blog\/?p=741"},"modified":"2015-10-23T15:11:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T19:11:56","slug":"starring-this-week-motive-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partspro.com\/blog\/starring-this-week-motive-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Starring This Week: Motive Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By John M. Arnaud<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This week Parts Pro had the pleasure of hosting Motive Gear (and Richmond Performance Products\u2014they\u2019re both under the Midwest Truck and Auto Parts umbrella) for an all-day brainstorming session. Motive and Richmond offer premium drivetrain components, including ring and pinion gears, differentials, performance transmissions, transfer case parts, and replacement axle shafts.<\/p>\n<p>Our guests were Bob Linville, Motive\u2019s vice president of sales, and Steve Filipiak, the company\u2019s director of marketing. They came down from the Windy City to share their plans for the coming year and to get more involved with the program tools we\u2019ve built to help our retailers and jobbers succeed at the local level.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Motive Gear for investing in our time together. Here\u2019s to ending 2015 with a flourish!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_740\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/motive-gear-parts-pro-visit.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-740\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/motive-gear-parts-pro-visit.jpg?resize=648%2C432\" alt=\"Motive Gear Visits Parts Pro\" width=\"648\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/motive-gear-parts-pro-visit.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/motive-gear-parts-pro-visit.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/partspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/motive-gear-parts-pro-visit.jpg?resize=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Motive Gear Visits Parts Pro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To get your ride up to speed with enhancements from Motive Gear or Richmond Performance Products, visit your local Parts Pro retailer, or find an affiliated store using our <a href=\"http:\/\/partspro.com\/cms\/store-locator\/\">dealer locator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a performance accessories retailer who would like to become part of the nationwide Parts Pro network, please <a href=\"http:\/\/partspro.com\/cms\/join-parts-pro\/\">join us<\/a> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By John M. Arnaud This week Parts Pro had the pleasure of hosting Motive Gear (and Richmond Performance Products\u2014they\u2019re both under the Midwest Truck and Auto Parts umbrella) for an all-day brainstorming session. Motive and Richmond offer premium drivetrain components, including ring and pinion gears, differentials, performance transmissions, transfer case parts, and replacement axle shafts. 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